Inside Brazil’s Supreme Court, conservation teams pick up the pieces

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Authorities are trying to salvage historic artwork and furniture after rioters attacked government buildings on Jan. 8.

Brazilian government buildings on Jan. 8, they left a trail of destruction in their wake. One of their targets: Brazil’s Supreme Court. Inside the building — designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Oscar Niemeyer and situated in Brasília’s Three Powers Plaza — splintered wooden furniture and broken glass littered the floor.The court’s artwork wasn’t spared either. Authorities are working to salvage as much of the damaged artwork as they can.

“There are things that are unrecoverable, especially the furniture and ceramics that are shredded and wet.”Marcos Faria and his team, responsible for the art conservation of the Supreme Court, take a damaged sculpture of Rui Barbosa for restoration. Rui Barbosa was a jurist and co-author of the Brazilian constitution during the First Republic period.A contract guard, part of the Supreme Court's security team.Damage in the Great Hall of the Brazilian Superior Court.

Lais Maria Evangelista Bezerra has worked as a restorer of Supreme Court documents and furniture for 26 years.Lais Maria Evangelista Bezerra analyzes the destroyed art pieces to start the restoration work.Damage in the Great Hall.Teams from the Federal Police and the scientific police carry out forensics work at the Supreme Federal Court to collect evidence about the criminals who participated in the attack.

 

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